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White House confirms leak, Hegseth denies... MAGA got caught with their pants down and cannot get their story straight.

Turkey Protests after Erdogan Rival Imamoglu Arrested - LIVE Breaking News Covereage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWxGgWqJmbg

Cops have said time to disperse... will they start attacking the protestors?

Putin's gift made him happy but he threw a tantrum about the Colorado one

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/trump-colorado-portrait-painting

Trump admin priorities laid bare in leaked Signal group chat.

1. Hatred for Europe

2. Protect Saudi interests

3. Extort Europe

This administration is Putin's ultimate fantasy.

https://x.com/JayinKyiv/status/1904235123245236634

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5211030-us-houthi-attacks-yemen/

'Appeals judge: ‘Nazis got better treatment’ under Alien Enemies Act'

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5211406-judge-nazi-alien-enemies-act/

21 and over (National Living Wage) £11.44

Morrison's will be paying the minimum wage or more, so £10.20 per hour is wrong / outdated. It was even over that in 2023/24 [£10.42 per hour].

My local one is grim

"Theorem keep dangling the carrot and the gullible VAL CEO's keep falling for it."

VAL has been able to get a number of placings away, partially based on the optimism of the imminent closure [yeah, right] of the deal with Theorem. Why would any CEO kill the optimism when the company he runs relies on selling shares to pay his wages?

Billion-Dollar US Levies on Chinese Ships Risk ‘Trade Apocalypse’

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-23/trump-s-tariffs-billion-dollar-levies-on-chinese-ships-risk-trade-apocalypse

Bloomberg says it will add $1 to $3 million per shipload on Chinese ships docking in the US [ships, not cargo, so a ship sailing from the UK carrying Scottish whiskey would be subject to the charge if the ship is Chinese].

China is currently building 75% of all new cargo ships; surely this severely damages the Chinese shipbuilding industry?

Https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-impose-25-tariff-countries-that-buy-oil-gas-venezuela-2025-03-24/

So an extra 25% on Chinese imports... plenty of other countries will need to stop importing [Spain and Turkey seem major buyers]. Is the plan to just make the US the only buyer of their heavy oil and so get the oil much cheaper?

Kenny,

The problem is the extreme Chritofacist wing of MAGA, not all of America.

In November 2023 I posted "It might be the 'Boring Ed' factor? The CEO is not the most charismatic leader." in response to this post: "Not sure what i'm missing but this seems ludicrously cheap for a company with strong tail winds. Is anyone able to highlight the bear case?"

The bear case was exposure to borrowers insolvencies, and TIME seems to have navigated that remarkably well. The share prices was 28.5p then; they have done well.

Another type: "Lithuania, following Poland’s lead, has announced plans to fully mine its border with Belarus and Russia."

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/03/20/poland-eyes-1-million-landmines-for-borders-with-belarus-russia/

These satirical posters, created by Grow Up Art as part of a series called 'The Turd Reich', appeared in London this week.

https://x.com/LondonEconomic/status/1903406155927339436

Another nail in the coffin of tax collection: "IRS nears deal with ICE to share addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2025/03/22/ice-irs-immigrants-deport/

'The IRS has for years reassured undocumented workers that their tax information is confidential and that it is safe for them to file income tax returns without fear of being deported. About half — possibly more — of the roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country file income tax returns to document their payments to the U.S. government, according to researchers.'

They do not even want immigrants taxes...

Another bad story: "Chinese GPS Chips in Russian Weapons and why the US is to Blame"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB2nGjULHso

Would you do business with Trump and expect to get paid? If so, I have a bridge to sell you...

Trump has said things along the lines of there is no business without our approval, so you owe us 1/2 [think TikTok]. The invoking of the Defence Production Act in that Executive Order gives him plenty of leeway to disadvantage any business he does not look at favourably. All it might take is one critical tweet or a mate of his who wants a share of the business and who has donated to the Church of Donaldism.

Open AI:

Impact on Foreign Companies with Existing Mineral Rights:

The executive order's focus on boosting domestic mineral production could adversely affect foreign companies operating in the U.S.:​

Renegotiation or Revocation of Rights: There is a possibility that existing mineral rights held by foreign entities could be renegotiated or revoked to favor domestic producers, potentially leading to legal disputes and financial losses for these companies.​

Increased Regulatory Scrutiny: Foreign companies might face heightened scrutiny or additional regulatory hurdles under the guise of national security, making operations more challenging and less profitable.​

Market Competition: Enhanced support for domestic mining operations could create an uneven playing field, disadvantaging foreign companies and potentially leading to market exits.

https://chatgpt.com/share/67e03f3a-b48c-8005-ad69-bb9f0233a1e8

Chinese Mulberry | Is China Building Ships To Invade Taiwan? | Logistics Over the Shore (LOTS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKwWajqAPFE

Very knowledgeable YouTuber

And the US borrowing is per year unless they take an axe to Social Security, which would plunge the economy into a deep recession and create social unrest.

#happydaze